From a senior source in the Indian Navy, which has ties to the Russian shipbuilding and ship-repair enterprises in Severodvinsk, our blog has learned that China offers Bangladesh to buy two large diesel-electric submarines of the Russian-built Project 636 from the PLA Navy. According to preliminary information, it is about a Chinese submarine hull numbers "374" and "375" (serial numbers 01701 and 01702) built at "Sevmash" in Severodvinsk in 2002 under a contract for the construction of China's eight submarines Project 636. According to the contract five boats were built for China to "Admiralty Shipyards" in St. Petersburg, one - at the "Red Sormovo" in Nizhny Novgorod, and two - on "Sevmash". Both boats were put Severodvinsk PLA Navy in December 2005 and delivered to China in the summer of 2006. Why China has chosen to offer Bangladesh boat is Severodvinsk construction - is unclear.
According to Indian sources, the Russian representatives and the administration of "Sevmash" and of "CA" Star "aware of these intentions of the Chinese, but simply can not stop them, but it is clear that China has no right to sell submarines built in Russia without the consent of the Russian hand, nor has the rights to exercise and repair and maintenance of these boats from a third party.
Also, the Indian source said that the Indian Navy took a policy decision to hold the second medium repairs of its four diesel-electric submarines of Project 877 EKM (08,773), had previously passed the first repair in Russia. However, only two boats will be on average repair of "CA" Star "in Severodvinsk, and repair of two other boats Indian side intends to implement on their own. Should be noted that the Indian Navy has not yet spent the first three medium repairs on their boats 877EKM, so there is reason to believe that the Indian epic of the repair of boats stretched for a long time.
In addition, the Indian source, it was reported that due to the recent loss of the submarine project Sindhurakshak 08773, leadership of the Indian Navy has decided to crossing the smear has long been a tender for the purchase or construction of six submarines under the program Project 75I, entangled in the very early stages of harmonization of requirements. Request for Proposals (RFR) to the companies participating in the tender must be sent before the end of this year.